The internet economy of the G20 will be worth approximately £2.7 trillion by 2016

The cost of digital piracy is $80 billion annually to the global economy

Sales of counterfeit goods accounts for up to 7 per cent of total world trade - $600 billion annually

One in six products sold online is identified as counterfeit

96% of companies admit that guarding their online assets is now essential for the success of their brand, but only 40 per cent have a strategy in place

Online channels today offer businesses an unprecedented opportunity to grow revenues and optimize business models. However, they also present a range of serious and continuously evolving threats that cost companies worldwide billions of dollars in revenue every year. Protecting a brand's hard-earned reputation, revenue and intellectual property online is now an essential part of company strategy.

Threats to your online brand

The sheer size, diversity and unregulated nature of the internet and its online channels open up brands to a number of threats:

Cybersquatting:

registration by third parties of web domains related to a brand’s trademarks as a form of investment, with the aim of selling it at an inflated price.

Typosquatting:

misspelled versions of brands’ internet domains, used to divert traffic for fraudulent sites or smear-campaign sites.

Phishing:

use of brands in email and social media to obtain personal information, such as credit card numbers.

The most comprehensive online monitoring capability via our market leading proprietary technology – in depth real-time monitoring of the whole internet, across all online channels

A fully bespoke, flexible and responsive service – we proactively adapt to meet client needs, and evolve to stay One Step Ahead of changing online threats

A secure client portal to track and monitor detected threats and status on enforcement activities

A multi-lingual in-house enforcement team, and strong relationships with all marketplace sites, app stores, registrars and ISPs – ensuring the highest record in compliance, enforcement and delisting; globally and across all online channels